Network: NBC
Episodes: 10 (hour)
Seasons: One
TV show dates: October 25, 2013 — January 24, 2014
Series status: Cancelled
Performers include: Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Jessica De Gouw, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Katie McGrath, Nonso Anozie, Victoria Smurfit, Thomas Kretschmann, Matt Barber, and Michael Nardone.
TV show description:
This horror/thriller series is a reimagining of the classic Dracula novel by Bram Stoker. It takes place in the late 19th century.
The mysterious Dracula (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) has arrived in London and is posing as an American entrepreneur who wants to bring modern science to Victorian society.
He’s especially interested in the new technology of electricity, which promises to brighten the night — a useful concept for someone who must avoid sunlight. He is aided by his loyal confidant, R.M. Renfield (Nonso Anozie).
Dracula has another reason for his travels however. He hopes to take revenge on those who cursed him with immortality centuries earlier.
Everything seems to be going according to plan until he becomes infatuated with Mina Murray (Jessica De Gouw), a woman who appears to be a reincarnation of his dead wife.
Episode #10 — “Let There Be Light”
At long last, American entrepreneur Alexander Grayson executed a public demonstration of his miraculous electromagnetic resonator device, which promises to provide free, wireless electricity to all of London.
The demonstration was postponed after a previous attempt only a fortnight ago reportedly poisoned the surrounding neighborhood, causing children and elderly residents to become ill. Mr. Grayson insists that the poisoning was the result of sabotage, most likely by his rivals at the United Imperial Lubricant Company, although Scotland Yard has yet to find any evidence to support the claims.
This weekend’s demonstration, the second such attempt for Mr. Grayson, was to be his magnum opus, the result of years – possibly even decades – of research and construction that would revolutionize the world as we know it and put his oil industry rivals out of business entirely. What began as a day of triumph and victory ended as one of the most tragic and destructive days in London’s recent history.
At approximately 6:22 in the evening, moments after Grayson fired up his resonator to shed miraculous, wireless light on the entire district, the machine suffered a catastrophic malfunction. Grayson and his engineering team went to great lengths to evacuate the area as quickly as possible, and indeed the brave men spared many lives by doing so.
However, only five minutes after the machine was activated, a mechanical malfunction led to the largest manmade explosion in British history, centered directly in the heart of downtown London. The damage was catastrophic. At least a dozen people were killed in the explosion, and, while the numbers are still being tallied, estimates predict the number of injured persons to be in the hundreds, possibly even into the thousands.
Miraculously (and despite being in the belly of the beast itself during the explosion), Mr. Grayson managed to escape relatively unscathed, save for a few bumps and bruises. He is currently exiled in Carfax Manor and refusing to speak to the press, other than to briefly announce that he suspects foul play and sabotage to be the cause of the malfunction.
As London continues to recover from the horrific tragedy, hundreds remain missing. Most notably, Mr. Browning, a prominent member of British high society, has not been seen since the day of the explosion, despite the fact that Mr. Browning was not on site when the accident occurred. Miss Lady Jayne Wetherby is also unaccounted for, and she was last scene hailing a carriage toward the demonstration, only moments before the explosion. Also missing is Mr. Grayson’s right-hand man, Mr. Renfield, who was last seen returning to Carfax Manor on the day of the demonstration.
First aired: January 24, 2014. (Courtesy NBC)
What do you think? Do you like the Dracula TV series? Do you think it should have been cancelled or renewed for a second season?
No way should NBC drop Dracula!!!! It is a fantastic show with great actors!!!! I am looking forward to season 2 since I have watched season 1 several times!!!!
Please do not cancel Dracula!!! This is a fantastic show with great actors!!! I love this show and have watched the first season several times! I am really looking forward to Season 2!!!!
I enjoy the classiness of the show,beautiful people ln fabulous surroungings,and astory line that is timeless,but it deals with modern thinking.very interesting show.
Please do not cancel the show. It’s amazing and is best show on there. Come on and give it another season. I love the show
I SO look forward to my Friday nights of NBC: First, watching my Grimm, and then my Dracula. I didn’t even realize that it was a SERIES finale and not a SEASON finale, until I saw that most of the main characters were killed off. PLEASE NBC, have the writers use the remaining characters and bring back a NEW storyline involving them and adding a whole NEW line of characters.
Love Dracula, Please do not cancel on us! Please!!
im really get sick on nbc canceling all my favorite shows..now they have pulled dracula off the air for no apparent reason with even giving a statement and put in another show of same style(hanibal)what a crappy network
I think Dracula is one of the qualitative series that I have enjoyed
very much by watching it. In my opinion Jonathan Rhys Meyers is a very very good
actor since I have seen a lot of his movies, including mini series Tudors. His
performance is excellent. Some problems with alcohol and substances cannot be
the reason to cancell the series. After hard working week, it was time to relax and to watch Dracula. 🙂
Love the show cant wait to see what happens next season please dont cancel!!
Please don’t cancel Dracula. I really like the show.
Love this show! Please do not cancel it.
Great show, don’t cancel, love it!!!!!
I love, love, love this show. do not cancel it…. please
Please don’t cancel Dracula. I love this show, but have to watch it online because our local NBC station was bought and has been trying to gouge our cable company into excessively high rates. This has been goin on since december and I’m sure that has not helped any NBC shows in our area of Toledo, Ohio.
I have to admit that Dracula was off the chart in my book it was execellent in every epsoide and amazingly written. Everything about this show kept you in suspense and at the edge of your seat. Please do not keep me hanaging I cannot wait to see what is in store next .